A FATHER of five who has used drugs since the age of 10 learned his fate for a series of recent thefts, and an assault on his partner.

The 33-year-old appeared in the Mildura Magistrates' Court on Thursday, and pleaded guilty to a string of charges spanning back to November last year.

Police Prosecutor Leading Senior Constable Kristen Simm said the man had broken into a purple Mitsubishi Mirage ...